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"Let's get the remaining passengers on board first."
"Excuse me?"
A bewildered question came from both the employee and Erin simultaneously.
"Erin, hurry and get on."
"What about you, Miss?"
"I'll go to the engine room and take the staff escape pod. Strictly speaking, I'm staff, so that's the right thing to do."
"But..."
"Go first, Erin. I'll be right behind you."
Erin tried to grab me, saying something, but I pushed her onto the escape pod.
When I turned around, the employees who had been discussing something approached.
"As a rule, at least two staff members should be on each escape pod in preparation for unexpected situations, but as escape is the priority, we've decided to go to the engine room with you, Miss."
One employee from each escape pod got out.
This meant that all the remaining passengers could now board an escape pod here.
But rather than being happy about their meaningful decision, I was worried.
'They must know that something unusual has happened in the engine room.'
They must also desperately want to escape safely.
"Are you really okay with this?"
"We are also staff members of this ship and have a duty to protect the safety of the passengers."
Seeing the determined glint in their eyes, I nodded.
"Okay. Then let's go to the engine room together."
Once the decision was made, the employees quickly began launching the escape pods.
The moment the last escape pod safely launched.
Bang!
Another roar came from the direction of the engine room.
When I looked back at the employees after hearing the sound, they nodded as if they were thinking the same thing.
And so, we headed upwards.
At that moment, Idris was struggling in front of the engine room.
"Damn it!"
Screams and roars echoed one after another, proving that a battle was taking place inside.
But he couldn't get in because the door was locked from the inside.
The same was true even when he poured magic into it.
'Of all things, magic resistance design...'
What was made to protect the engine room was creating the opposite situation.
One of the employees who came up with him went to get the master key from the management office, but there was no time to wait.
"...Everyone, step back."
Idris expanded the range of his magic.
He decided to blow away not just the door, but the wall itself.
And finally.
Bang!
The door and part of the wall were torn away and the door was breached.
But when he entered, the mages and employees who had been guarding the engine room were already wiped out.
Originally, they would have fought evenly, but they were helplessly pushed back by the attack.
Decisively, the biggest mistake was that they couldn't fight properly because they were protecting the magic stone.
And now Deon was standing in front of the magic stone they were trying to protect.
"You arrived just in time, Idris."
And next to him...
"It's been a while, Your Highness Duke Dellua."
Elise, who had disappeared without a trace a few months ago, was there.
Idris let out a hollow laugh at the absurd combination.
'I thought I had eliminated all of Deon's forces...'
Did that woman help him escape?
"I was about to be disappointed that I wouldn't see your face and would be separated forever like this."
Idris gritted his teeth as he looked at the sneering Deon.
'...I should have summarily executed that bastard.'
But he couldn't kill Deon in this situation.
Deon's subordinates and Deon were surrounding the magic stone.
If he attacked with magic in this state, there was a high probability of hitting the magic stone.
Besides, decisively.
'I can't recklessly destroy the magic stone in case the escape pods haven't escaped yet.'
They knew that and were holding the magic stone hostage.
"...What do you want."
Idris opened his mouth, intending to buy time.
"You're not still harboring the futile dream of becoming emperor, are you? At the risk of so many people?"
Deon's lips twisted at Idris's taunt, pointing out Deon's failure.
"It was you who made that dream futile. I intend to drop you with this ship."
Idris frowned.
It was an answer that was even more contemptible because it didn't deviate from his expectations.
"Wouldn't it be more comfortable to just die than to crash the ship and survive in disgrace?"
Deon said as if it were a great act of mercy.
"So, you plotted this just to crash me?"
"All my plans went awry because of your tricks, so it's only fair that I pay you back."
"..."
"And when you die, wouldn't that also affect my brother?"
"You won't be safe either if you crash this ship?"
In fact, he had already figured out Deon's plan.
He planned to crash the ship and escape on the escape pod.
Nevertheless, Idris deliberately kept talking.
"Well, you wouldn't want such a romantic ending as a double suicide with your beloved brother..."
"Of course not. I have a fiancee who has devoted herself to me by my side."
Elise burst into laughter.
"Of course. You can't die, even for my sake."
Deon headed towards the escape pod located on one side of the engine room with Elise.
Then, one of Deon's subordinates pulled the lever on the escape hatch to open it.
"...!"
Seeing this, Idris quickly tried to cast magic and attack Deon.
But at the same time, Deon's subordinate mages simultaneously took action to attack the magic stone.
"Well, you can break the magic stone right now if you want to make more companions for the afterlife."
Deon said that with a crooked smile.
In other words, if he wanted to kill him, he had to give up on the people who hadn't escaped from the ship yet.
But Deon knew that Idris would never give up on people, so he was provoking him.
"Then, let's not meet in the next life."
Deon put Elise on the escape pod first, then boarded with her.
Deon's subordinates also began to walk towards the escape pod one by one.
Idris gritted his teeth as he watched.
'If I could just destroy that escape pod, Deon wouldn't crash the ship.'
No matter how much he was burning with revenge against him, his life would be precious.
But the moment he approached to smash the escape pod, Deon's subordinate mages aiming at the magic stone would attack the magic stone all at once.
Even Idris, who had rolled around on the battlefield for a long time, couldn't quickly eliminate those people all at once.
'Damn it, if I could just create even a brief opening...!'
It was then, as Idris was racking his brain while looking at Deon's group gathered at the escape pod.
Bang!
The upper door of the engine room opened, and the ship's employees with weapons jumped down and attacked the mages all at once.
Not only Deon's side, but also Idris's side was taken aback by the sudden development.
'Didn't the other employees escape on the escape pods?'
The moment he questioned that, what appeared from above the engine room was...
"Idris, now's your chance!"
It was Leticia.
As if she had noticed Idris's plan to want a brief opening.
Idris briefly frowned at Leticia's appearance, who shouldn't be here, but soon let out a self-deprecating laugh as if he had lost.
"Really... I can't beat my partner."
Then, he used the propulsion of magic to quickly approach the escape pod.
He couldn't miss the perfect opportunity that his partner had created.
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